I feel like something must be off in the universe if the street style photos from London are more normal than the ones from New York. I’m so over everyone’s technicolor dream coat outfits of nine different prints and crazy get ups.  While some here have mixed patterns I think it’s done in the best […]

Brooke Astor was a New York legend and living landmark with alive.  She married into one of the country’s richest families and became a champion of many worthy causes and institutions in New York.  It is these charities and causes that will benefit from the auction of Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor next […]

I love talking to other new authors about the process of making a book.  We all agree that there was a huge learning curve but now that we know what we’re doing, we’re ready to start book two. Such is the case with interior designer Amanda Nisbet.  Her new book Dazzling Design has just been […]

The Beatrice Inn was a favorite with the fashion flock until it closed in 2009.  Vanity Fair editor in chief Graydon Carter recently resurrected the restaurant just in time for Calvin Klein to host a chic party during fashion week. I actually pulled together photos to post of the new space since I love the […]

One of my pet peeves that I shared in the new issue of Domino magazine is when when everything looks like it was delivered from the same store on the same day.  You definitely can’t say that about the Tribeca apartment that Vera Wang executive Mario Grauso shares with Brood designer Serkan Sarier featured in […]

While it’s fun to look at all the fabulous shows during fashion week, let’s face it, most of us will be shopping at J.Crew come spring. The ladies side of the presentation was full of fun patterns and prints mixed with abandon. I’m seeing a lot of pale pink and green on the runways and J.Crew […]

Yesterday was my last full day of fashion week and I decided to go out with a bang. I wore a black dress to the Harper’s Bazaar breakfast but when everyone else went off to Michael Kors show, I decided to go shopping for a new afternoon outfit.  I headed over to the J.Crew Collection […]

When I first met Joyann King, the site editor of Harper’s Bazaar, I told her how much I loved “shopping” the magazine.  I love that it’s full of pieces at every price level and something for everyone. Now you can actually shop the magazine online. This morning, I attended an intimate breakfast hosted by editor-in-chief […]

I think we all had a feeling that the yellow benches at the Tory Burch Spring 2013 runway show were a hint at what was to come. According to the notes, the collection is an “American prep remix” inspired by a “stylish magpie who picks up special pieces while traveling around the world and always […]

What’s really funny about this photo is that I was so focused on Bill Cunningham that I didn’t notice The Sartorialist until I opened the photo on my computer. I live for the street style photos each fashion week but I’m really disappointed by the shots posted so far.  They all seem to be the […]

The temperature cooled down in New York and the fashion flock is embracing black at the shows.  It seems right after all that color this summer and is always my go to on grey days.  We have Coco Chanel to thank for the little black dress and I might wear my own today.  Also seems […]

When it comes to fashion power couples, it doesn’t get more powerful than Ed Filipowski and Mark Lee.  Ed is the co-president of KCD, the special events firm that puts on many of the chicest shows at fashion week like Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, and Derek Lam.  Mark is the CEO of Barneys, the retail […]

Fashion designer Marissa Webb spent eleven years at J.Crew but showed solo for the first time on Saturday morning.  It was clear that she is thriving on her own and that my wallet is going to be a lot lighter after her creations hit the stores.  According to Marissa, the collection is a mix of “high […]

I spied The Sartorialist chatting with fashion editor of Tank magazine, Caroline Issa at the tents today.  Never know who you might see during fashion week so you better dress your best! Photos by moi

The models at the Nautica Men’s Spring 2013 presentation on Friday were hot, literally and figuratively.  The roof of the Empire Hotel created a great backdrop but the poor boys in the coats were sweating in the 80+ degree temperatures.  We were grateful for their steely professionalism because the show was great.  It was “inspired […]

Ladies, and gents, with great personal style always design the best collections. That  is the case with Veronica Beard, both of them.  Sisters in law Veronica Miele Beard and Veronica Swanson Beard the co-designers behind the label Veronica Beard presented a beautiful spring 2013 collection at the Gramercy Park Hotel Wednesday evening.  I liked it […]

I’m going to attempt to recap each day at the Spring 2013 shows at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.  We’ll see how far I get due to exhaustion and lack of time.  But I can tell you what happened on Day One.  I missed my first two shows for various reasons.  I managed to get some […]